Yr 1, Wk 12: Friday - Home Stretch

Friday
Drinking and food splurges stop my weight loss, i commit to eating within my points, rationing my flex points throughout the week and not drinking until NYC.

Exercise: off

Breakfast: 2 ww bread, cheese,1 laughing cow, egg whites (4.5)

Snack: all bran snack bites, tea (1)

Lunch: turkey, cheese sandwich (6)

Snack: turkey slices, tea, all bran bites (3)

Dinner: grilled chicken sandwich (6)

Dessert: ice cream, popcorn (3.5)


Total: 23.5 (2.5fp used)

Yr 1, Wk 12: Thursday - Home Stretch

Thursday

Drinking and food splurges stop my weight loss, I commit to eating within my points, rationing my flex points throughout the week and not drinking until NYC.

Breakfast: 2 ww toast, 2 turkey slices, 2 laughing cow, tea, vitamins (3) - yum!

Snack: mint teas, 1/2c spaghetti, water, tea (3.5)

Lunch: spaghetti (5)

Snack: snack bites, hot chocolate (2)

Exercise: none

Dinner: veggie burger, salad with balsamic dressing (9)

Dessert: 1/2c ice cream (2) - measure to be safe

Total: 26.5 (used 5.5fp)

Yr 1, Wk 12: Wednesday - Home Stretch

Wednesday

feeling better this morning for the first time... and hungry! that's good and I'll consider the days I wasn't hungry a weight watchers miracle to kick start me back into eating less. it worked pretty well.

Brought a pretty water jug to work and have been filling it up with water and a bit of lemon and have been drinking a lot of water everyday. also good to water plants. brill idea.

Have also been eating dinners at the dinner table most nights. Whole new person obviously :)

So, am coming up with new motto for weight loss for the home stretch. Was thinking about it last night and am realizing my weight loss has really slowed since April last year. I've been slowly losing since then but it easily comes back and I'm not making a lot of progress so I really need to focus on consistent weight loss like I had up until April last year approximately.

I don't have any regrets, I'm surprisingly enjoying the journey, i feel great, and am the lightest i ever remember being, if i never lost any more weight I would be content. i still want to hit my goal and reach a healthier BMI for lots of important health reasons and to reach a life long goal but i realize I've slowed because I'm very content. not a bad thing. And thats also why I'm not mad at myself. I've basically learned how to maintain pretty well and take a little extra off and now i've just recognized that (to quote dr.phil) if I keep doing what I've been doing, i'll keep getting what i've gotten or something like that. and that means that both when I was successful and more on a maintenance phase I can repeat that and get the same results. So i choose to continue losing and also not fooling myself that a little extra here or there or a few drinks and extra pizza is not going to affect my weight loss.. it does. So everytime I want to splurge I have to recite my new motto so i acknowledge that extras will affect my weight loss progress.

Now the whole time I've been writing this I've been trying to think of a good motto and can't so I'm going to go with something very direct for now "Drinking and food splurges stop my weight loss, i commit to eating within my points, rationing my flex points throughout the week and not drinking until NYC". There! Words to live by literally.

Breakfast: 4 egg whites, turkey slice, 2 laughing cow, veggies, 2 ww bread (3.5)
Snack: fibre one and tea (2)

Lunch: salmon 5oz and salad with spray (7)

Snack: 1/2c yogurt, 1.5c strawberries, tea (2)

Stomach started bothering me after this snack. could be the fibre one... they often are a bit hard on my tummy or could just be that i'm not over my sickness fully.

Exercise: supposed to do hills but we are just going to go for a light jog to get back into it and take it easy since i'm just on the mend. I'm committing to a 10min light run... anything else is bonus.
went for 15min walk and did some push ups before bed. not ready for the run yet but got moving.

Dinner: 4oz chicken breast, swiss chard, potato w/ ff sr cream (7)

Dessert: ice cream (2)

Total: 23.5 (used 2.5fp)

Yr 1, Wk 12: Tuesday - Home Stretch

Tuesday
Exercise: no exercise, still nausea and bad belly, headache etc. supposed to do 4km tempo (5:27)

Breakfast: 1c bran, 1/2c soy milk, 1/2banana (3)

Hitting the ground running today at work. barely had time to eat and again, not hungry. i still seem to be eating my flex points between neo-citroen and to tired/wiped out to buy any groceries so using what i have in the freezer/fridge.

work is crazy busy again which is annoying but glad to be back. was dreading it so happy to rip the bandaid off.

Snack: tea (0)

Lunch: salmon 4oz and veggies (6)

Snack: oatmeal (2)

Dinner: 1c ww pasta, ground turkey veg spaghetti, mint tea (6)

stomach bothering me again.

Total: 17

Yr 1, Wk 12: Monday - Home Stretch

Monday
Exercise: off

off sick today. still stomach issue, headache, fevery.. not sure what it is.. a must be a cold. haven't been hungry.. must be dying if i'm not hungry!!

Breakfast: 1cup bran flakes, 1/2 cup soy milk, 1 banana, neo-citroen (5)

Lunch: 2 weight watchers bread, becel, chicken noodle soup 2 bowls (7)

Snack: 1cup blueberry yogury, neo-citroen, tea (3)

Dinner: pasta, oil, feta, parmesan, veggies (9)

Dessert: rice pudding (1)
Total: 25 (used 4 flex points)

Yr 1, Wk 12: Sunday - Home Stretch

Sunday
Pre-run Snack: 1/2c cereal (2)
Exercise: 13km run and 2km walk (burned 900 calories +) - so proud of us that we got out there.. it was very hard.. lots of hills and we were sluggish.
Brunch at Sadies Diner: half breakfast burrito, half french toast with veggie sausage, home fries, tea (20- i have no idea) - this went against my plan of using some of my flex this week, it would have been just as tasty to have egg white omelette and ham somewhere.
Had hot bath after run but was feeling awful for the rest of the day and night. I got my period with avengence, got a new cold (argh!) so am feeling feverish and achy, and had some really weird stomach pains all night. I have no idea what was going on but it wiped me right out. Maybe the combo of all this and a big run was too much.

Dinner: swiss chalet chicken, baked potato, bun w/becel (11) - didn't finish the chicken or the potato

Total: 31 (used 10fp) banking all my exercise points.

Yr 1, Wk 12: Saturday Jan 3/09 - Home Stretch

Saturday Back on Plan better than ever!!!

All I have to do is eat 21 pts and exercise. All I have to do is eat 21pts and exercise. All I have to do is eat 21pts and exercise! Not so hard is it?!


Weigh In at home pre-run so i can drink water/eat apres run if needed: 164.6 yikes! hope thats some sushi soy sauce and not the pizza. didn't go for run after all.
I will not be discouraged by the number.. if it went up, it went up.. its now on to operation home stretch so doesn't matter if there is a little bit bigger number there!

Exercise: 4km run (6:04) - didn't go!
I will not eat all my flex points today. I will stay within my points since i have nothing on and will save them for a day thats needed OR... not use them at all. Its OPERATION HOME STRETCH time... time to save Flex and only use as needed. It's also time for a DRY JANUARY!! I've drank enough in the last month to last me a lifetime, I don't even feel like drinking. And I can wait until kidscreen/trip to NYC/my birthday to drink. Basically i want to save drinking and food endulging for special occasions instead of eating a lot and drinking a lot on saturdays... then that spirit bleeding into sundays and then having no points left. plus i'm sure i eat over my 35 on the weekend. and have a hard time staying within my 21 the rest of the week. I'm not going to be perfect but its time to put me first again and not 100 parties and cocktails and dinners and lunches etc.
Breakfast: 2 teas, cut up veggies, half a serving fruit (0.5)
Brunch with parents at Caseys: veggie burger and chicken noodle soup (7)
Lunch/Dinner: 1/2mac and cheese, 1/2 tuna and rice dish (7)
Dessert: ice cream (2)
Snacks: turkey sandwich (2.5)
Snacks: popcorn, cookie (2.5)
Total: 21.5 - nice work!!! (used 0.5 flex point)

yr1, wk 11: Friday Jan 2/09 - home stretch

Friday
Exercise: still off. going tomorrow for a quick warm up for the legs and then long run with group on sunday to get back into it.

Breakfast: eggs, toast, laughing cow (4)
Snack: grapes/blackberries 1/2cup (0.5)
Lunch: salmon 4oz, bulgur taboouli, broccoli (8)
Dinner at Sushi Time: salad, 9 sushi pieces, 2 pces eggplant spicy tuna (7) - not a good idea pre-weigh in... did the same thing last week... forgot! oh well. tated great and still a healthy choice. not expecting great things on the scale tomorrow anyway. fresh start tomorrow.
Dessert: too late... didn't want to eat past 8pm before weigh in especially with the sushi salt factor so will pass tonight.
Snack: ended up having 2 slices turkey and some carrots and ff dip. (1.5)

Total: 21

Yr 1, Wk 11: Thursday Jan 1/09 - Home Stretch

Thursday

Okay, its the beginning of the new year!! Feels exciting! And a fresh start! First thing I am proud of is that i made a commitment to myself that I wasn't going to eat anything on the way home or at home on New Years... as it was going to be a new year and a new me... no more late night pizza! And I did it!!! Very happy about that. And can say I was craving some food on the way home even though I'm sure I was stuffed from a great lobster extravaganza!!!

Exercise: did not do a run but walked up to china town so that's about a half hour or more of walking to and from so i got moving.

Breakfast at Bright Pearl: 2 har gow, 4 su mai, shrimp wonton soup, 3.5 shrimp cakes, 1 pork dumpling. green tea, water, I think that was it. (13.5)

Snack: cherries, handful of baked lays (1.5)

Lunch: half turkey sandwich, lean cuisine panini (7)

Dessert: homemade banana split with frozen yogurt, half banana, 1 strawberry, drizzle sauce and tbsp 100 cal cookie crumbs (4)

Total: 26

Not totally within my points but felt good to be reeling it in a being closer to being back on track.

Yr 1, Wk 11: Tuesday/Wednesday - Basically on hiatus

Tuesday/Wednesday

okay, haven't been exercising. have been loving the time off. i've been living on the couch with oprah, tons of magazines, lots of spa water in my new marseille water caraffe and have been eating lots of healthy and decadent food incl fish, broccoli, cucumber sandwiches, sushi, pizza, hummus, white bread. good times.

Am going to kick it into gear Jan 1. Until then.. will be doing our big 12km run on New years eve and then Thursday we'll be diving into all the healthy fruit and veggies I bought. Am making tabouli with bulgur and some other new ww recipes and will be clean eating in 09. (24hr countdown on)!

yr 1, wk 11: Monday - home stretch

Monday
Breakfast: 2 bread, ff mayo, cucumber, cheese, tea (4)
Snack: popcorn (3)
Lunch: meatballs and corn (8)
Snack: 1 cup grapes (1)
Exercise: 12km LSD (6:04-6:50)
Dinner: catfish, veggies (6)
Dessert: rice pudding (1)
Total: 23

yr 1, wk 11: sunday

breakfast: tea, omelett, toast, mayo: 5
lunch: pizza, garlic bread with cheese: 15
dinner: ground beef, noodles sauce: 10
total: 30

Yr 1, Wk 11: Saturday

Down 0.2 - not bad for xmas week!!
Breakfast: egg white omelette, 2 ww toast, ham (8)
Lunch: grilled chicken burger (6)
Dinner: wine, beef stew, garlic bread
Dessert: ice cream
Drinks

Yr 1, Wk 10: Friday (Boxing Day)

Friday
Exercise: 4.3 km run (350cals burned)
Brunch: 3 egg whites, veggies, parmesan, 2 toast, green tea (9)
Snacks: sushi (6)
Snacks: popcorn (3)
Dinner: risotto, stuffing (?)
Dessert: coconut cream pie (?)

Yr 1, Wk 10 Monday back to basics fo shizzle

Monday
Weight: .... 164.7 - ahhh!! thats some fajitas stuck in my belly!! Time to reel it in stat
Breakfast: egg whites, mushrooms, asparagus, ham, toast (3.5)
Snack: refresh tea (0)
Lunch at Veritas: vegan burger, salad, 2 glasses of wine (11)
Snack: earl grey tea (0)
Exercise: run - not happening tonight but will happen tomorrow morning.
Dinner: 6 meatballs, cabbage soup (4) - really good and filling.
Total: 18.5

Yr 1, Wk 10: Sunday

Sunday
Breakfast: poached egg, toast 1.5, fruit (4)
Lunch: turkey sandwich, veggies and dip (8)
Dinner: beef fajitas (??)
Ate waaaaay to much at dinner. It was so good I got stuffed. otherwise was on track.
Way over points and have used all flex. argh! Tomorrow's a new day..

Yr 1, Wk 10: Saturday - time to get back to basics

Saturday
Weigh in: up 1.6 to 162...
I'm actually not feeling that bad about this because i know its mainly the late night sushi. Plus the hardest 2 weeks are over and all my clothes feel really good.. i haven't been feeling that well from all the drinking so i'm sure its also bloat etc. And although it was tons of fun I am happy the hardest two weeks are over. Now I am back in charge of my food mostly. and there are not 100 parties that i need to attend and mainly they are back to saturdays.

So time to get organized, plan some healthy food for the rest of the week and bring lots of healthy apps to xmas eve and xmas at my families so i have lots to munch on. I was planning on drinking more the xmas and having more fun but I think my body could use the rest. Oh and happy to get back on the running wagon while we have the time off and can relax.

So, back to basics today (except for drinking tonight)!
Breakfast: mint tea, water, reg tea, omelette, toast, laughing cow (6)
Snack: popcorn (1.5)
Lunch: chili with ff sr cream (6)
Snack: diet coke, fibre one (2)
On train: wine with the girls (2)
Dinner at Melissa's: Nancy is making some fancy meal.. I will be focusing on drinking and the company, and enjoy trying the meal but don't want to eat too much since it will be rich and we want to go dancing and feel slim not stuffed.
Apps: veggies and dip, grapes, cheese and crackers, wine
Dinner: stuffed chicken, mashed potatoes, swiss chard (10)
Dessert: carrot cake (3)
Drinks: wine and cosmo, gin and tonic (16?)
NO LATENIGHT EATING!!!
Latenight eating: veggies and dip, cheese and crackers, grapes (3)
Total: 49.5 - 28.5fp = 21

Yr 1, Wk 9: Friday

Friday
One last day of partying, xmas lunches, etc.
Exercise: yeah, went for quick run 3km - 250 cals burned... yeah!!
Breakfast: egg whites, ham, toast (3.5)
Snack: 2pt bar (2)
Lunch with CJ at Vertical: salad, fish, lentils, and a few glasses of wine (7 + wine)
Mark & Matt's B-day: vodka sodas, went out for sushi after (8 + booze)

Total: 20.5 plus lots booze.

The late night sushi is going to kill the weigh in but worth it. my tummy has had it with all the non-stop drinking... need some rice to soak that up.. and its healthy so is not going to affect my weight loss negatively in the long haul.

Yr 1, Wk 9: Thursday

Thursday
Exercise: 7km run (steady 6:04pace) (-2AP if needed) - not going... working 24/7 at this point or sleeping!! i'm exhausted still. work is crazy. should at least go for quick run 10mins or so just to clear the head but am not going this am and have work potluck tonight at 4pm...
Breakfast: egg whites, ham, toast (4)
Snack: all bran cookies and tea (1)
Lunch: lean cuisine (5)
Potluck: lots of booze, 1 small piece of pizza, turkey slices, veggie and dip (??)
Total: ??
Arhg! i planned this week out really well but without the running I'm falling apart. all the extra points i'm consuming would be burnt off by the running and frankly i need that over the holidays. and tonight i planned on the liquid dinner so i could drink tonight and tomorrow but without the run there is one less drink. 4 drinks and no dinner is pretty hard. if i can have 10 drinks I can forget dinner... i was up to 5 with the run... but now i don't have that. i could go for a run in the 1hr i have free between meetings but i have no way of freshening up before our 4pm potluck or my 2pm meeting... its just not realistic.
okay, shaved off some points by having 1 pt snacks instead of 2 which is what i planned. that way i can have that 5th drink. whatever!!

Yr 1, Wk 9: Wednesday

Wednesday
Exercise: run with 3 hills (-2AP if needed) - bailed on run.. slept all night again... must have mono :)
Breakfast: egg white western, tea (6)
Lunch at Chic Chinois: steamed dim sum x 10 (10)
Snack: one chocolate bark piece (1)
Dinner: cabbage soup, meatballs, rice pudding (4)
Snack: small piece of trevors pizza (3)
Total: 24 - argh, was half a sleep when T came in and had a very small piece of his pizza but i was doing so well up until then and without the runs I don't have any room for those extras!!

Yr 1, Wk 9: Tuesday

Tuesday
Weight: 159.6 - yeah!! back down to the 50s thanks god!
Breakfast: leftovers of couscous salad, meatballs -yum, tea (7)
Snack: all bran, tea (1)
Lunch: veggie soup, salmon salad sandwhich (6)
Exercise: skipped out on exercise
Dinner: sushi, salad, rolls, gyoza, sushi pizza - yeahhh!! (10)
Total: 24 - need to go running tomorrow for those extra 3 points.

Cancelling WB screening!! Slept all night. exhausted!

Yr 1, Wk 9: Monday

Monday Plan
Exercise: off
Breakfast: egg whites, mushrooms, ham, 1 toast (3.5)
Snack: 2 pt bar (2)
Lunch at Jump: mushroom soup, salmon, veggies, diet cokes, bite of dessert (6)
Dinner: chili (6)
Dessert: ice cream (2)
Total: 19.5 - i may have missed some points.. can't remember.

Yr 1, Wk 9: Sunday

11km run to get car (-4AP if needed)
Brunch w/ friends at Brassai: egg white omellette, goat cheese, 1 1/2 ww toast, ketchup (6.5)
Snack: cream of mushroom soup, 2 toast, becel (6.5)
Dinner: 12 meatballs, quinoa, corn, tomato, dressing (11)
Total: 24 - 3AP = 21

Yr 1, Wk 9: Saturday

Saturday
Breakfast: tea, crackers, ham, laughing cow (3)
10km run - penance for brutal week (-4AP if needed)
Snack: all bran cookies and tea (1)
Lunch at Caseys with parents: veggie burger and salad (7)
Snack: crackers, ham, laughing cow (3)
Dinner at K's dinner club: prosecco, beef ribs x 2, rice, green beans, banana split frozen yogurt sunday (33)
Late night: sub and baked chips (16) - not as bad as pizza and certainly felt better this morning becuase of but jesus... i can not stop the late night eating. i was starving... not sure how that's possible. Also, didn't feel good when I was running on Sunday.. even though it was a veggie sub latenight eating doesn't feel good.

Total: 63 -4AP = 59 -21points = 38FP (over by 3)
no flex left.

Yr 1, Wk 8: Friday with 10 weeks to go

Friday
Exercise: none
Breakfast: egg whites, ham, laughing cow (3)
Snack: 2 pt bar (2)
Lunch: cabbage soup, lean cuisine (4)
Snack: 2 pt bar (2)
Dinner at grandma's: wine, salmon, broccoli, mashed potatoes, roll, butter, strawberry shortcake (16)
Total: 27 - bad week all round!

Yr 1, Wk 8: Thursday with 10 weeks to go...

Thursday
Okay I've been lost in a Xmas party haze. Good times though!
Quick re-cap:

Monday i had work lunch with 2 glasses of wine, salad, mussels, after work i had 100 glasses of prosecco and then dinner with wine, salad and mixed seafood grill... so far so good

Tuesday: went for a quick run 2km run, 3km walk, lean cuisine lunch with roll with butter, then xmas party, ate nothing, drank tons and then... wait for it... hit pizza pizza on way home. i think its the first time i didn't feel guilty... i think it saved me from being massively hungover. and didn't finish it.. passed out :)

Wednesday: no breakfast, just tea, recovering, lunch was teriyaki chicken and veg, little bit of rice, diet iced tea, some cheese, leftover pizza and then another party.. ahh! about 4 or 5 vodka sodas and a diet coke and rum, chicken skewers, scallops at party and then out for late night sushi.

Which brings us to today! Time to detox, getting back to basics... not sure how much damage i've done. has felt like a mini-MIP. but i generally kept eating to a minimum and drank lots. feel skinny. happy to have tried on lots of medium dresses for my xmas party and they all felt good. also bought a new bra and my cup size barely went down just the circumference... i like that and obviously my hubby is happy about that :)

TODAY:
Okay, so i didn't follow my plan today... i'm still off the wagon as well.
Breakfast: 2 bread, 2 laughing cow, 2 ham, mint tea (2.5)
Snack: all bran cookies, tea (1)
Lunch at bymark (forgot i had this today and was starving): hot bread w/butter (yum), celeriac/parsnip soup, pasta (?) - but i felt stuffed at the end... so not a good sign, just couldn't order the fish AGAIN
Snack: veggies and ff dip (0)
Run with group: bailed on the run and vegged out at home. am pooped!
Dinner: 4 pces sushi, shrimp, scallops, homemade east side marios (8)
Dessert: ww cookie (1)
Total: ??? not sure how many points my lunch was but also felt stuffed after dinner so not a good day. and no exercise. tomorrows another day.

Yr 1, Wk 8: Sunday with 10 weeks to go

Sunday
Breakfast: 2 toast, 2 laughing cow, 2 ham, tea (2.5)
Snack: veggies and ff dip, popcorn (2)
Lunch: 10 dim sum (5)
Snack: veggies and ff dip, melba and laughing cow (2)
Dinner: sushi or 1 cup shrimp, 1 cup scallops, salad, 1 tbsp dressing, croutons (5)
Dessert: ice cream (2)
Total: 18.5
not doing 9km run today.. doing tomorrow. too cold, to windy, and want to relax for last day of anniversary weekend and relax after 5km race.

Yr 1, Wk8: Saturday with 10 weeks to go

Saturday
Exercise: 5km race in 26:40mins and burned 380 calories!
Brunch: egg white omelette with veggies, oil, feta, few bites of potatoes, 2 whole wheat dry toast, tea (10)
Snack: diet coke, 3" chicken sub (3)
Dinner: crackers and cheese, dim sum (?)

Yr 1, Wk 7: Friday with 11 weeks to go 23.8lbs

Friday
Breakfast: toast, ham, cheese, tea (2.5)
Snack: fibre one, tea (2)
Lunch at Acqua: salmon, salad, veg (6)
Snack: fibre one, tea (2)
Dinner: champagne, raw oysters, prosecco, sushi rolls and nigiri and green tea crepe dessert, sake martini, more prosecco, frangelico, crackers and cheese. weeeee!!

Yr 1, Wk 7: Thursday with 11 weeks to go 23.8 lbs

thursday
breakfast: toast, cheese, ham, tea (2.5)
snack: fiber one, tea (2)
Lunch: lean cuisine, diet coke (5)
Snack: fiber one, tea (2)
Exercise: 3km run
Dinner: pasta, veggies, oil, chicken, salad (8)
Dessert: pudding (1)
Total: 20.5

Yr 1, Wk7: Wednesday with 11 weeks to go (23.8lbs)

Wednesday
Breakfast: 2 bread, 2 laughing cow, 2 ham, tea (2.5)
Snack: granola bar, tea (2)
Lunch: lean cuisine, tea (6)
Snack: granola bar, tea (2)
Am still starving!!! need to go buy some cut up veggies or something... was also starving yesterday!
Dinner: salmon, beans, mushrooms, salad, spray dressing (6)
Dessert: ww cookie, 1/2 popcorn (2.5)
Total: 21

Yr 1, Wk 7, Tuesday with 11 weeks to go (23.8lbs)

Tuesday
Exercise: 3.3km run, 1km walk (200 cals)
Breakfast: 2 bread, 2 laughing cow, 2 ham slices, tea (2.5)
Snack: tea, granola bar (2)
Lunch: spa lean cuisine, miso soup, mint tea (5.5)
Snack: granola bar (2)
Dinner: shrimp, salmon, mushrooms, green beans, salad w/pinenuts (9)
Dessert: ice cream (2)
Total: 23 (-2AP) = 21

Yr 1, Wk 7, Monday with 11 wks to go (23.8lbs to lose)

Monday
Exercise: off
Breakfast: tea, toast, laughing cow, ham (2.5)
Snack: granola bar, tea (2)
Lunch: salad bar (6)
Exercise: extra long walk home from work
Dinner: sushi rolls, shared 5 rolls, salad (9)
Dessert: cookie (2)
Total: 21.5

Yr 1, wk 7, sunday with 11weeks to go (23.8lbs)

Sunday
9km run (burned 8oo calories) yeha... and we really pushed ourselves to keep up with the intermediate group. this is a fast group. it was like race pace for me. i was winded the whole time if felt like. but felt good.
Breakfast: leftover bruscetta, 1 sushi roll (?)
Snack: turkey sandwich
Snack: 1 cookie i baked for cookie exchange
Snack at party: green tea, 1 bite of 3 appetizers
Dinner: turkey, stuffing, etc.
Snack: couple bites of chips

all in all i wasn't too bad today but definitely over points. i small servings of leftovers and resisted all the cookies and apps at the cookie exchange. could have been much better this weekend.. oh well.

Yr 1, Wk 7 Saturday with 11 weeks to go (23.8lbs to go)

Saturday
Extremely hungover but am down in weight. 157.5 at home, 157.8 at ww. went with ww just so i don't get confused. am only down due to severe dehydration i'm sure!! but it still makes me feel like its all going in the right direction.
Breakfast: turkey, cheese sandwich, tea (6)
Lunch: bruscetta, chips and dip (?) tons of points
Dinner: turkey, stuffing, veggies, yorkshire, gravy (tons of points)
dessert: sliver of pumpkin pie with frozen yog and ff whip (?)
no exercise
tons of battlestar galactica
good times.

Yr 1, Wk6: Friday with 12wks to go

Friday
Weigh in: 160.3 - ahhhh!
Breakfast: 6 egg whites, ham, 2 laughing cow, toast, tea (5)
Snack: all bran cookies, tea (1)
Lunch: pork tenderloin, green beans, 1/2 potato (6)
Snack: 1c fruit, 1c raw veggies (1)
Exercise: 3km (-2AP if needed) - good girl!!
Dinner: mushrooms, squash, cabbage - was very filling and tasty actually... surprised!
Drinks with girlfriend: red wine, bottle of prosecco, 2 vodka sodas (16)
Exercise: dancing!
Latenight snack: leftover veggies - good girl again!!
Total: 29 (-2AP) = 27... over but mostly booze.

Yr 1, Wk6: Thursday with 12wks to go

Thursday
Weigh in: 160 and change - who knows... when you eat sushi everyday its a gamble... oh well.
Breakfast: tea, lean cuisine (5)
Snack: all bran cookies, tea (1)
Work Lunch: sushi again, quelle surprise, 1 roll, 2.5 nigiri, miso, green tea, water (4.5)
Snack: 1c fruit, 1c raw veggies (1)
Run with the group: 3km steady 6:04 (-2AP if needed) - felt good, burned 300 calories
Dinner: 4oz pork tenderloin, green beans, potatoes w/ff sr cream and chives (10)
Dessert: choc chips, popcorn (4)
Total: 25.5 - 2AP = 23.5 (over points again!)
I've been STARVING lately. its very annoying!! gotta get a grip on this.

Yr1, Wk6: Wednesday with 12wks to go

Wednesday
Weigh in: 160 and change - sushi!
Exercise: 3km tempo 5:27 (-2AP if needed) - yeah! we did it! got back out there! felt great!
Breakfast: egg whites, veggies, ham, 2 laughing cow, toast, tea (4)
Alliance Screening: granola bar, tea (2) - almost ate some quiche but I didn't yeah mee!!!
Lunch: 2 c salad, squash, 3.5oz pork, spray (5)
Snack: 1 apple, bran cookies, tea (2)
Flirty Girl Fitness: Video Vixen class - don't want to go... want to go watch tv but i've already signed up!!
Dinner: 1.5 rolls, 6 nigiri, salad, soup (8) - i know, i have a problem! but its sooo good and my present for working out twice today!
Total: 21

Yr1, Wk6: Tuesday with 12wks to go

Tuesday
Weigh in: 159.9 - not bad
Breakfast: 4 egg whites, ham, veggies, 2 laughing cow, toast, tea (4)
Snack: granola bar, tea (2)
Lunch at Ki: 2 sashimi, 2pces spicy tuna pizzas, 1/2c edamame, 2 rolls, 2 nigiri (10)
Snack: water
Exercise: 3km tempo 5:27 (-2AP if needed) - too lazy to go, will have to tack it on to tomorrow
Dinner: 1 c shrimp, corn 1/2c, salad, spray (2)
Dessert: ice cream (2)
Snacks: popcorn, 3 ryvita and laughing cow (3.5)
Total: 23.5 (2.5 over)
Having major snack attacks at night... hard to resist! need to get back to tea and veggies...

Yr1, Wk6: Monday with 12wks to go

Monday (24lbs to go) that's exactly 2lbs a week!
Exercise: off - thank god!! i'm tired!
Breakfast: 2 toast, 1tbsp light pb, 1 tbsp jelly, green tea (3)
Lunch: 2 c salad, spray dressing, 4oz chicken, 1/2 potato (5)
Snack: 1c fruit, 1c raw veggies (1)
Snack: granola bar, tea (2)
Dinner at in-laws: roast beef, roasted veggies, roasted potatoes, yorksire pudding, gravy (12)
Dessert: tiny piece of cake and 1/4 of cookie, tea (2)
Snack: watermelon (1)

Total: 26 (over by 5 and no exercise) darn but it was good!

Yr1, Wk6: Sunday with 12wks to go

Sunday - very hungover
Run with group: 7km LSD 6:05-6:50 (-2AP) - damn proud of us for getting out there with hangovers.. made us feel much better!!!
Breakfast: 1 sushi roll, greek salad, egg white omellette w/ ham and mushrooms, 2 toast, 2 laughing cow, green tea - totally pigged out! was starving... (10)
Baptism for Sue's baby
Lunch at Sue's: planned to eat before i went to her place for lunch but didn't becuase I was still full from breakfast - always a mistake!!! Then i was thinking, oh well, its the weekend, i can splurge with my flex and ran lots today.. so ate everything! I was excited to have a healthy eating wknd... i gotta work on this next weekend. Still a challenge!
Lunch at Sue's: shrimp, veggies and dip, water, perrier and juice, samosa, 1/2 sandwich, small piece of lasagna, cookies, brie on crackers (?? no idea.. I'll try to guess - 17)
Dinner: 1.5 sushi rolls (3) - wasn't even hungry but couldn't miss a meal.. felt ripped off not to have dinner.. so picked something healthy. mainly wanted to eat as well because I was hungover... oh and had chocolate milk... almost forgot (4)
Total: 34 (-2AP) = 32 (-11FP) = 21
Would like to try not to use up all my flex points and more every weekend. Gotta work on that. But I look at it this way... the longer it takes me to lose, the more I still have to learn or practice for the rest of my life! if i still have challenges like this... i obviously still have more to learn. The journey is for working on ones self! very deep of me on a monday morning i know :) But i've obviously had 58 weeks to think about that one!




Find out what's for dinner tomorrow night at in-laws.

Yr1, Wk6: Saturday with 12weeks to go

Saturday
Exercise: 3km steady 6:05 (-2AP if needed)
Weigh in: 158 - yeha!!
Snack at ww: granola bar, tea (2)
Breakfast: 3 egg whites, 1 egg, veggies, 2 laughing cow, ham, 2 toast, tea (6)
Lunch at Sushi Time: 2 nigiri, 4 maki, shared 3 rolls, soup, salad (9) - yummmm!
Snack: cocktails galore!!
Dinner: 3oz pork tenderloin wrapped in 1 bacon, veggies, potato w/ff sr cream (7)
Drinks!!
Latenight snack: 2 ryvita, 2 ham slices, 2 laughing cow (3)
Total: 27 food + 20 drinks (? no idea?) = 47 (-2AP) = 45 (-24FP) = 21

Yr1, Wk5 Tally

Food:
Saturday: lots!
Sunday: lots!
Monday: 23 (-2AP) = 21
Tuesday: 17
Wednesday: 22 (-1AP) = 21
Thursday: 29.5
Friday: 21


Exercise:
Saturday: 3km run
Sunday: 2km walk
Monday: 7km run (used 2pts)
Tuesday: 4km run
Wednesday: 3km run (used 1pt)
Thursday: none
Friday: 4km run

Yr 1, Wk 5: Friday with 13 weeks to go

Friday
Weight: 160.4 - ahh, drinks and sushi - i caved to work peer pressure!
Exercise: 4km run steady pace 6:04 (-2AP if needed)
Breakfast: 6 egg whites, 2 laughing cow, toast, tea (4)
Lunch: chicken, veg, potato (6)
Snack: 1c fruit, 1c raw veggies (1)
drink: 1 glass of shiraz (2)
Dinner: salmon with mango chutney 5oz, steamed asparagus, 1 potato w/ff sr cream and chives (8)
Dessert: mint tea
Total: 21

Yr 1, Wk 5: Thursday with 13 weeks to go

Thursday
Weight: 159.6 thank god! its about time!
Breakfast: 6 egg whites, 1 laughing cow, 1/2 tsp ff mayo, 1/2 tsp pesto, toast, green tea (4)
Snack: all bran cookies, tea (1)
Lunch: 2 c salad, 2 tsp oil, chicken 3oz, green pea soup 1/2c (5.5)
Snack: 1c fruit, 1c raw veggies, granola bar (3)
Drinks: 5 beers (10)
Dinner: Sushi rolls (6)
Total: 29.5 - ahhh!

Yr 1, Wk 5: Wednesday with 13 weeks to go

Wednesday
Weight: 161 and change
Exercise: 3km tempo run (5:27) burned 150cals (-2AP if needed)
Breakfast: 6 egg whites, 2 laughing cow, toast, tea (4) - yummy!
Snack: all bran cookies, tea (1)
Lunch: chicken 4oz, steamed veg, potato and chives (7)
Snack: 1c fruit, 1c raw veggies (1)
Ate dinner at the event: chicken skewer, shrimp, calamari, olives, tzaiziki, diet coke, perrier (6)
Snack: popcorn (3)
Total: 22 (-1AP) = 21

Yr, Wk 5: Tuesday with 13 weeks to go

Tuesday
Weight: 162 and change - much better!
Breakfast: 6 egg whites, 2 laughing cow, toast, tea (4)
Snack: all bran cookies, tea (1)
Lunch: 2 c salad, 2 tsp oil, pea soup 1c (3)
Snack: 1c fruit, 1c raw veggies (1)
Exercise: 4km tempo run with the group (5:27/km) (-2AP if needed) (burned 350calories)
Dinner out for sushi: salad, a bit of miso, 7 nigiri, 1 spicy salmon avocado roll (8) - god damn that was good!!!!
Total: 17 - woo hoo! that leaves me extra points for any mistakes and I felt good today!!

So I went on my first xmas lunch yesterday, sad but true, and had fish and veggie soup and sorbet and no bread, no wine, no dessert etc. Today I went to a meeting and they ordered in pizza. I was starving and it was too pathetic for me to haul out my green salad and pea soup! Oh well... feel better being skinny and not eating the grease! also invited a friend to a function and she said great, lets have drinks before we go, but i can't drink every freakin' weeknight. its non-stop temptation right now!

the good girl I am, i steamed a bunch of veggies last night, made a fruit platter that i brought to work, cut up raw veggies to take to work, made a salad and pulled out a bunch of chicken to make tonight for the rest of the week. oh and boiled a bunch of new potatoes so I'm all set for the week. got tons of fruits and veggies and will cook up some lean protein and I'm all good. once i've eaten and am full i'm not so tempted and with tons of veggies i'm feeling full. its all about being prepared I swear! baby's back! I also put all the half marathon training in my schedule so i will put it first before everything else. that's the key!

Now I HAVE TO sign up for some flirty girl classes so I can use up my passes. Going to do that right now!! - update: signed up for video vixen and a pole dancing class! yeah me!! great 2 days!

Had a nice long shower when i got home and used my bobby brown beach body scrub and all my fancy face creams and a hair glaze. feels so nice to reward myself with stuff i have at home.. for free!! and feel like I've been good to myself for the last few days. falling behind at work but don't care... this comes first... the rest will still be there!

Yr, Wk 5: Monday with 13 weeks to go

Monday
Weight: 164.7 - got my work cut out for me.
Exercise: 7km run - burned 535calories! yippee!
Breakfast: egg white omelette, light feta, on toast, (5)
Snack: granola bar, tea (2)
Work Lunch at Gallery Grill: water, squash soup, arctic char, veg, lentils, melon sorbet (8)
Snack: 1 sushi roll (2)
Dinner: 6oz scallops, salad, 2 tsp oil (5)
Dessert: choc pudding, ff whip, water (1)
Total: 23 (-2AP) = 21

Yr 1, Wk 5: Sunday with 13 weeks to go

Sunday
Snack: leftover pasta 1/2c
Exercise: 2km walk
Brunch: 2ww toast with butter, peameal bacon x 3, 3 poached eggs (15)
Snack: crackers and cheese
Dinner: leftover pasta
popcorn
No exercise.
Assuming ate more than my flex points.

Yr 1, Wk 5: Saturday with 13 weeks to go

Saturday
Breakfast: granola bar, tea (2)
Lunch: turkey sandwich x 2 (5)
Dinner: chicken w/prosciutto, pasta, cake (no idea)
Drinks galore!

Yr 1, Wk 4: Tally

Saturday: 38.5 (-17.5FP) = 21 - no exercise

Sunday: 21.5 (-0.5AP) = 21 - exercise: 4km run

Monday: 19.5 - exercise: 90mins hot yoga

Tuesday: 25.5 (-2AP + 2.5FP) - exercise: 3.5km run

Wednesday: 29 (-8FP) = 21 - no exercise

Thursday: 29.5 (-2AP + 6.5FP) - exercise: 3km run

Friday: 18.5 exercise: 3km run

Flex Points: 35 - 17.5 = 17.5 -2.5 = 15 - 8 = 7 - 6.5 = 0.5 left (just under the wire!!)

Yr1, Wk 4: Friday with 14 weeks to go

Friday - day before weigh in
Weight: 160.9 - not the end of the world... could have been worse.
Exercise: 3km run, 2km walk (2oo cals)

Breakfast: egg white x 3, veggies, laughing cow, toast, (2.5)
Snack: granola bar and tea (2)
Lunch: soup, sauteed mushrooms and steamed green beans (1) - that's right! stuffing my face with veggies today.
Friends over for dinner: shrimp 1c, mango chutney on salmon, 1/2c garlic butter rice, steamed asparagus (9)
Dessert: bananas foster (4)

Total: 18.5

Yr 1, Wk 4: Thursday with 14 weeks to go

Thursday
Weight: 160.3 - miracle as pigged out last night
Exercise: 3km (250 calories) - back on the wagon briefly!
Breakfast: egg white x 3, veggies, laughing cow, toast, (2.5)
Lunch at Terroni: broke down and had pizza!! the whole thin crust, blue cheese, sausage yummy goodness. I didn't follow my plan. I suggested sushi but my date wouldn't go for it... and i didn't take the time to go on the website and pick out the salad and fish or whatever. when I sat down everyone had pizza and it looked (and was) amazing.. i'm a hint hungover and lazy and workign like crazy so not putting myself first. so there is the learning... not sure what the points are on that one. (14?)
Snack: soda water at work party
Dinner at screening: went and bought myself healthiest dinner i could find... still over points but I give up... just had a bad two days not putting myself and weight loss firtst. pissed its going to mess up my week but gotta get over it. turkey sandwich on whole wheat and small nicoise salad (13)
Total: i'm grinding my teeth... 29.5 (-2AP + 6.5FP) = 21
Going to tally up my points for the week now and bet its not as bad as I think it is as I've done lots of exercise and eaten within flex probably. still will not be losing this week... already know that. have gained but i will feel less guilty.
tomorrow... my motto will be "what a difference a day can make".. i'm eating healthy and exercising and thats it. have friends coming for dinner so i am in control.

Update: okay, i just did my weeks tally. With everything in I have 0.5 flex points left... just made it in under the wire... and i didn't use all my activity points. And i did lots of running this week. So that makes me feel much better. However... i just know that i don't lose if i use my flex points close to weigh in for whatever reason... but i'll be healthy and active tomorrow and hope that makes a difference and saturday is a new week!

Yr 1, Wk 4: Wednesday with 14 weeks to go

Wednesday
Weight: 160.4
Breakfast: egg white x 3, veggies, 2 laughing cow, toast, milk (3)
Snack: granolar bar, tea (2)
Lunch: salad, chicken 2oz, 2 tsp olive oil, soup (5)
Drinks: 3 work drinks (6)
Dinner: 2 ww bread, 2 turkey, 2 laughing cow, 1 ww cookie, popcorn with butter, lean cuisine (13)
Total: 29 (-8FP) = 21
I fell off the wagon last night... but i did have flex points to use but i never feel comfortable using them later in the week. I don't see good results then..

Yr 1, Wk 4 Tuesday with 14 weeks to go

Tuesday
Weight: 161 - can't believe I'm up... I'm sure its the soy sauce but i swear i sweated about 10lbs off during the hot yoga! no worries. feel great just interesting to watch.
Breakfast: egg white x 3, veggies, laughing cow, toast, 1c skim milk (4.5)
Snack: granolar bar, tea (2)
Lunch: salad, chicken 2oz, soup, 2 tsp olive oil, 1c skim milk (7)
Snack: fruit, veggies (1)
Exercise: 4km run
Dinner: sushi
Total: 25.5

Yr 1, Wk 4 Monday with 14 weeks to go

Monday
Weight: 160.4
Breakfast: egg white western, 2 ww toast, tea (3)
Snack: granolar bar, water x 2 (2)
Lunch: salad, salmon 3oz, 4 olives, soup (4.5)
Snack: fruit, veggies, tea, 2pt bar (3)
Exercise: hot yoga class - amazing!! kicked my butt!! loved it. candle lit and incense and dim lighting. perfect winter activity and goes well with running.
Dinner at sushi time: miso soup, shared 4 rolls (7)
Total: 19.5

Yr 1: Wk 4: Sunday with 14 weeks to go

Weight: 160.5 - not bad for all the crap i ate yesterday. the friday night drinks really take their toll. i couldn't function yesterday.
Having great day in bed. reading magazines, registered for chilly half marathon and half marathon clinic this morning to keep us active and bring it in on the home stretch!!!

Breakfast: egg white x3, feta x 1oz, 3 olives, toast (4.5)
Exercise: 4km run (long slow run). should be 6:04 -6:50pace - we were supposed to do 7km but good enough
grocery shopping, run some errands
Lunch: sushi shared 3 rolls and salad (6)
Dinner: curried cod (4)
Dessert: ice cream (2)
Snack: popcorn (3)
Drank lots of spa water but didn't stretch
Snack: chocolate angel food cake with ff whip and strawberries (2)
Total: 21.5 (-0.5AP) = 21

Yr 1, Wk 4 Saturday with 14 weeks to go

Saturday:
Weight: 158.7 - yippee!!
Okay, I'm refreshing my committment to Operation: Home Stretch Phase 2. I've put an aggressive plan together that will get me to my goal of 134 by my 34th birthday and by kidscreen.
All it takes (as crazy easy as it sounds) is to eat within my points and kick up the exercise.
I re-read my blog from the beginning, when i was motivated and losing rapidly. I put my points first and was running and seeing my trainer often. Obviously it was easier to lose when I had more to lose but I also was kickin' it!

So time to give it my all. Its going to be extra hard since its the holiday season with parties etc but this comes first. I can go to parties next year and use my extra flex points on cocktails!

Time to sign up for a running training program and stick to my points NO MATTER WHAT!! I can do this. Like I used to say... no one is going to tie me up and force feed me food. I am not going to die of starvation on my 21points. If I don't get dinner one night because I used up my points i can have a veggie dinner. I will not die of malnourishment.
No one is going to tie me to the couch so i can't workout. Its ALL UP TO ME!
One key to this is also making it convenient! If I need convenience foods in this busy holiday season I need to make that happen. There are tons of fresh cut veggies and fruit at rabba, rotisserie chicken, pre-made salads, lean cuisines etc.


Also, I was having a total breakdown earlier this week over gourmet pizza in the house. And then hours later I was sitting blogging, watching a movie and wasn't even tempted nor did I care about the pizza. Once I had had a nice dinner, felt satisfied and the craving had passed. I have to remember that, that it goes away. That super strong all encompassing urge does fade after a certain amount of time.


Breakfast: tea, 2 pieces of gourmet pizza (8)
Snack: 1/2 granola bar, grapes (1.5)
Lunch at Fresh: yam frites, 1 spring roll, pita, hummus, falafel, water (14)
Dinner: salad, lean cuisine, cheese (15)
Total: 38.5 (-17.5FP) = 21

Yr 1, Wk 3 Friday

Friday
Day before weigh in
Weight: 161.3 - i have my work cut out for me today... i'm up 0.1 from last week (kind of funny in the end!)
Exercise: 2km run, 2km walk (150calories)
Breakfast: egg white omellette 3, feta 1oz, tomatoes, toast, bread with butter (5)
Snack: granola bar (2)
Lunch at Jamie Kennedys: argh - wish i didn't have this, have tons of work to do and would be happy to have lunch at desk with no salt, low cal... oh well, drinking lots of water,
had black cod, veggies, couple bites of appetizers, couple bites of dessert (6)
Dinner: prosecco (8 +)
Total: 21

Yr 1, Wk 3 Thursday

Thursday
Weight: 162.5 - okay... 2 days left to kick it up a notch... this week has not been easy. I've been hungry all week.. and snacking... needing the motivation back but it will get easier each week of clean eating gets easier. I'm just going to focus on today. Doing the best I can today. One day at a time. Its crazy its this hard after a year but thats just the way it is. every extra little point matters.
Day 2 of offsite at my house. Although I find it tempting to eat all day its very good becuase I can control what I'm eating.
Exercise: 20min run, 20 mens pushups, situps, triceps - yay me!!! good girl. first step to a good day. burned about 250cals.
Breakfast: egg whites 3, toast, tomato, pesto .5 tsp, boccocini .75oz, toast (4)
Snack: granola bar, tea (2)
Lunch: lean cuisine, salad with spray, veggies (4) - resisted gourmet pizza we ordered in and my asst ordered 6 pizzas for 7 people so there is a TON leftover. I had to pack it all up and put in fridge. i sent email to hubby saying get home to eat this... its soooooo good that I can't throw away. everyone ate too much cuz it is such nice pizza. there is nothing between me and the fridge but my willpower. I am pretty damn proud. I just had fruit, veggies and dip and told myself that i can freeze it and eat it on saturday, or i can go to this restaurant and order my own pizza or 100 pizzas on saturday after weigh in if i want. and its all good. i'm going for a quick run with the hubby when he gets home and then making a healthy dinner! i made it!!! My biggest fear used to be not eating what everyone else was a drawing attn to myself but no one seems to care or they are used to it.. but i don't even mind anymore. and then the second fear was resisting temptation... honestly if i had been better this week I probably couldnt have resisted but i feel like its D Day because I have been over so much so it was easier becuase of that.
I also keep telling myself that these are the moments that separate the boys from the men... these are the sacrifices that make the difference. You forget sometimes that it is actually hard to lose weight... you actually have to sacrifice. if i kept doing what i did, i'd keep getting what i got... how can i expect to lose weight and it not be a bit difficult...otherwise i would have been skinnny a long time ago. just like exercising, if it isn't a bit uncomfortable you aren't pushing your muscles or your lungs so you aren't getting stronger. being a bit uncomfortable is okay... that's how we grow. we need to push ourselves. it strengthens our willpower muscles!!
thats my internal motivation speech!!!
Snack: 1c fruit, veggies and dip (2)
Exercise: 16min run (200 calories) - yeah baby!!
Dinner: lasagna (6)
Dessert: choc pudding (1)
Total: 19

Yr 1, Wk 3 Wednesday

Wednesday
Weight: 162.? - forget now but up today because I ate sushi and snacked last night
At offsite at my house today
Breakfast: egg white western, toast, tea (3)
Snack: granola bar, tea (2)
Lunch: sandwich, pasta salad, regular salad (8)
Snack: all bran cookies, tea (1)
Dinner: sandwich, pasta salad leftovers (9)
Snack: cracker and cheese - throwing out f'n cheese :) (2)
Admittedly off the rails. Need to go for run to work some of it off!
Total: 25 - not as bad as I thought but definitely don't have any flex points left after the weekend so need to remotivate myself. Am planning meals now for rest of week and exercise. I can make a difference by being good on Thurs and Fri... its not over. This is usually when I would give up but I'm not going to. It's all good.

Yr 1, Wk 3 Tuesday

Tuesday
Weight: 161.4 - much better. what a difference a healthy day makes even if i ate over my points!
Exercise: 26min run, 350 calories burned! yeah! and was nice. feels good
Breakfast: egg white western, 3 ww toast, becel, tea (3.5)
Snack: granola bar, tea (2)
Lunch: sushi at fune (6)
Snack: grapes (1)
Dinner: 6" veggie sub and baked lays at work (9)
Snacks: crackers and cheese and popcorn (4.5)
Total: 25.5 - broke down and snacked while up til 1am watching obama kick ass! oh well.

Yr 1, Wk 3 Monday

Monday
Weight: 163.3 - 90% cheese and pizza!
Have crappy food hangover as well as just a straight, boozin it up all wknd hangover. Happy to detox today!!

Breakfast: oatmeal, tea (2)
Snack: pineapple, rasperries (1cup total), cheerios wiht 1/4c milk (2.5)
Lunch: lean cuisine, cut up veggies (5)
Snack: granola bar (2)
Exercise: push ups, sit ups, triceps
Dinner: chicken 6oz, 1/2c quinoa, grilled zucchini (8) - yum!!
Dessert: ice cream (2)
Broke down and had snacks: popcorn, crackers, olives, peppers (3)
Total: 24.5

Yr1: Wk2 Thursday

Thursday Plan - Feeling better, ready to keep kicking it up a notch
Weight:
Exercise: 15min run, push ups, sit ups
Breakfast: egg white 2oz, tomatoes, onion, peppers, 1 regular toast, tea (4)
Snack: granola bar (2)
Lunch: chicken 4oz, veggies, salad (6)
Snack: all bran (1)
Dinner: scallops 6oz, broccoli, 1/2c quinoa (5)
Dessert: ice cream (2)
Total: 20

Yr 1: Wk 2 Wednesday

Wednesday - conference starts... not sure what food is... may need to re-address.
Weight: 161.8
Exercise: feeling a little worse so no wkout. walked 30mins to and from conference
Breakfast: cucumber sandwich (6)
Snack: all bran snack bites, tea (1)
Lunch: chicken 3oz, salad, veggies (6)
Snack: all bran cookies, 4 ju jubes (1.5)
Dinner: subway 6inch (6)
Snack: popcorn and fruit (2)
Total: 22.5 (-1.5AP) = 21
feeling a little better tonight. hope to workout tomorrow.

Yr 1: Wk 2 Tuesday

Tuesday - home sick today
Weight: 162.5 - not sure why i'm still up a bit... oh well... all in due time i guess
Exercise: none
Breakfast: grande soy latte, oatmeal at drs office (5)
Lunch: Amy's Indian Palak Paneer (5)
Snack: granola bar (2)
Snack: cracker, veggies (2)
Dinner: pasta 1cup, pork 3oz, veggies, sauce (7)
Dessert: ice cream (2)
Snack: Popcorn (1.5)
Total: 24.5 (-3.5FP) = 21

Yr 1: Wk 2 Monday

Monday
Weight: 163 - not sure why i'm up.. maybe salt on dinner??!
Exercise: have a fever and achy muscles - not good. so not doing much tonight
Breakfast: missed it this morning due to a meeting
Snack: granola bar, tea (2)
Lunch: turkey sandwich, cut up veggies, fruit (3)
Dinner: 2 neo-citroen, 5oz pork, veggies, potato (8)
Dessert: ice cream (2)
Snacks: popcorn, ryvita, turkey, laughing cow (7)
Total: 22

Yr 1: Wk 2 Sunday

Sunday
Weight: 161.6 - same
We bailed on the Niagara Falls run... we would have had to leave our house at 5:45am this morning and we didn't get home from dinner and dancing until 1am or so... and T was still drinking at that point. We feel a bit bad about the money wasted and it would have been cool to see how the niagara falls marathon is done but we committed to going for a 10K ourselves today so we could sleep in but still get the effects of the race. That's the whole point of signing up for the races anyway... to keep us getting out there. So its all good.

Plan for today
Breakfast: 3 turkey sandwiches (5.5)
Lunch: 2 bacon, 2 bread, 1 egg and 3 egg whites (6)
Exercise: 10min run, 10min walk (burned 140 calories) - was supposed to do 10Km but T hurt his knee
Snack: sushi roll, crackers (4)
Dinner: pork 5oz, brussel sprouts, parsnips, potato, ff sour cream, yorkshire w/gravy (10)
Total: 25.5 (used 1AP + 3.5FP) = 21

Yr 1: Wk 2 Saturday

Saturday
Weight: 161.6 - down 0.8. A bit annoying as I had a million functions and lunches etc this week and resisted alcohol and treats 10000 times for 0.8!! But its in the right direction for sure. And just tallying up my whole week there were some points that snuck in there... some 22 and 23 days instead of 21. So that's probably it. It was also a really hard week to get back into eating less and healthier after France so its good to be back on track. This week will be easier now that my stomach has shrunk at bit. I also know I was ravenous twice this week. not every day. Last night/this am and earlier this week - Tuesday I think.
So here's to another good week! I'm shooting for 2lbs a week to speed the process up and it also helps me put in that little extra effort on every extra bite or exercise but if I don't get that and stick with the 0.8s I will be fine... its all headed in the right direction... I just need to be consistent. But I feel good. I feel motivated again!
One update is that I've decided I will drink tonight. But am doing 10K tomorrow and eating really healthy today so I am only using flex for drinks and back to working out tomorrow. So setting myself up for success.

Snack: granola bar, tea (2)
Breakfast: 1 sushi roll, egg white omelette, toast (6) - awesome and crazy filling... felt like I was going to be hungry forever before and then got easily full!
Snack on the run: granola bar, tea (2)
Lunch on the run: ww bread, turkey, mustard, laughing cow, carrots, grapes (3)
Drinks: Prosecco x 4 (8)
Dinner at Ultra Supper Club: Prosecco x 2, red wine x 2, rocket salad with serrano ham and figs, 6 oysters, Tuna bento box, rice, veggies, (20)
Total: 41 (20 FP used) = 21 - this is great... i actually have 15 FP left for the week where normally I don't. I age really healthy yesterday and just used the flex points for booze. Good stuff.

Yr 1: Wk 1 Friday

Friday
Breakfast: egg white western (6)
Lunch: dim sum (7)
Dinner: 6" sub and baked lays (8)
Snack: perrier and shrimp (1)
Total: 22

Yr 1: Wk 1 Thursday

Thursday
breakfast on the run: 2 granola bars, tea (4)
Lunch: salmon sandwich and veggie soup (6)
Dinner: 12" sub, veggies and dip (13)
Total: 23

Yr 1: Wk 1 Wednesday

Wednesday Plan
Weight: may be up from gemini food, no biggie, know I'm doing great!
Exercise: quick run - can't seem to get past the quick run idea but at least i'm getting out there, burning some calories. can save longer runs for wknd runs to ww and races i guess. need to keep walking to and from work too, that should be enough.
Breakfast: egg white, ham, toast, laughing cow (3)
Snack: ww granola bar, tea (2)
Lunch: 6oz scallops, salad, green pea soup 1cup (5)
Snack: ryvita, laughing cow, tea (2)
Dinner: sushi (8)
Dessert: ice cream (2)
Total: 22

Yr 1: Wk 1 Tuesday

Tuesday
Weight: 162.0 - what a difference a day makes :)
Exercise: it was freezing!!!! 2.3km run, 2.3km walk - about 200calories
Breakfast: egg white, veggies, ham, laughing cow, toast, tea (3)
Snack: big bucket of cut up veggies, tea (0)
Lunch: salad, chicken, avocado, 4 ryvita, 4 laughing cow (8)
Snack: veggies, pickles, tea/diet coke/water (0)
Dinner at Geminis: avocado salsa, bread and butter, soup, bread sticks, fish, veg, potato (11)
Thought I was going to starve to death. with no drinking I need to eat and they didn't serve til 9pm or something. i was dying, crabby and tired. I couldn't resist the bread... and kudos to me for resisting dessert!!! I almost didn't. so no booze, no dessert!!! good girl. Promised myself dessert at home and am going to bed so that worked really well. i am pooped. i have a hard time having fun without drinking... bad i know!
Total: 22 (-1AP) - holy crap! can't believe i ate within my points. i'm sure i was a little conservative on the points for dinner but don't care! of course i was feeling sorry for myself for having to resist wine, french chocolates, another hundred buns, eating raw carrot sticks today... and now that i know i stayed within my points or close to it, it makes it feel worthwhile. its nice like this where i try so hard to eat within my points, give up 100 things and still eat way over - thats when I get angry! so yeahhhhhh!!!! that's great news. hope i'm not forgetting anything. plus i went for a run today in the freakin freezing cold. so deserve another medal!!!
am going to bed very proud of myself for getting back on the wagon even when its tough.
good night! xo

Year 1: Wk 1 Monday

Monday
Weight: 164.4 - that's right, gaining daily around the inlaws! its okay.. today's a new day and i know one day can make all the difference!
Exercise: 15min run, burned 180 cals - quickly ran down to the gym to work off some of the meringue, didn't have much time but made time! good girl!
Breakfast: egg white, laughing cow, veg, toast, tea (2.5)
Snack: big bucket of raw veggies, tea (0)
Lunch: salad, grilled chicken breast, 1/4c avocado, laughing cow, ryvita (6)
Snack: pickles (0)
Dinner at in laws: veggie dog en route, 1 rib, 1 wing, salad, shrimp (9)
Dessert: tea (0) - no blackforest cake! yeah!! did good today
Total: 17.5 - can i get a what what?? raise the roof!!
water, water, water!!! and had some vitamins... look out!

Year 1: Wk 1 Sunday

Sunday
Weight: 162.9
Exercise: none other than running around all day packing Ts grandmothers stuff, moving her into retirement home
Breakfast: spinach frittata recipe from fitness ridge, mayo, bread (4)
Snack: popcorn, all bran cookies (2.5)
Lunch: licks veggie burger and salad (9)
Dinner: lasagna, caesar salad, garlic bread (15)
Dessert: brokedown and had some lemon meringue pie his grandma had made for us - it was soooooo good! they are killin me with the temptations. argh!! I just have such a hard time when i know there is lots of food available and I'm starving. i like individual portions so i cant have more.
Total: 30.5 - no flex points left and didn't do any activity so just over! Tomorrows a new day.



Also cooking Chicken Rice noodle Soup and Chicken with white beans and rosemary later in the week.

Year 1: Week 1 Saturday

Just back from MIPCOM and feeling great. I drank my face off. Ate my face off a bit, watched what I ate for part of the trip and then just focused on not getting stuffed for the rest of the week. Ate hearty breakfasts and lunches and then basically drank my dinners. clothes feel good.
Ate sushi last night for dinner, was at 162.4 this am and when I got home at end of day yesterday so probably didn't gain at all but we'll see how the week goes. I feel good. T thought I was down. Great time!!

Weight: 162.4
Goal for the week is to really buckle down at shoot for 2.8
Beginning of dry month. i will try to talk myself out of this a 1000 times becuase I love drinking but i really want to speed this up again before the holidays hit and it gets harder. and I know i can lose without drinking but its a LONG process. food slips in with the hangovers and exercise falls off. i can do this until dec 5! So no ifs and or buts about it.
Exercise: 10km Oasis Zoo Run - we did awesome! No walk breaks. we were going very fast too which was crazy since we've both been slacking off. we had to walk for a few seconds at the end as T wasn't feeling well. I think we did it under an hour - and definitely should have because we were doing great. so we'll see when the results are posted. My favorite run ever to date. Saw Elephants, Giraffe, Tigers, Monkeys! It was soooo cool.
Breakfast: eggs bene, toast, fries - YUMMY!! (32)
Lunch: spaghetti (5)
Dinner: veggie and cheese subway (12)
Snack: chips and dip - argh! T's family is killing me with the unhealthy snacks everywhere.. my guard is down - all flex done!
Total: 58 (-2AP) = 56 (-35FP) = 21

Week 51: Wednesday... countdown to MIP

Wednesday
Breakfast: spaghetti (5)
Snack: all bran cookies (1)
Lunch: meatloaf, salad, veggies (6) - yummm!
Snack: granola bar, bite of coffee crisp, tea (2.5)
Dinner: meatloaf, salad (5)
Dessert: popcorn (1.5)
Total: 21

Week 51: Tuesday... countdown to MIP

Tuesday - weight 161.2
Breakfast: egg white western (3)
Snack: granola bar (2)
Lunch: salmon sandwich and lentil soup (7)
Snack: all bran cookies (1)
Dinner: sushi makimoni set 9pces, salad a few bites, spicy salmon 3pces, sushi pizza 3pces, salad roll 3pces (7)
Dessert: salba square (1)
Total: 21

Week 51: Monday... countdown to MIP

Monday - Weight 161.5 feeling good, should be able to hit my goal of 158 by Thursday ish.
Breakfast: egg whites & salsa and laughing cow, 2 toast (3.5)
Snack: ryvita and laughing cow (2)
Work Lunch: diet coke, water, salmon, veggies, salad with side dressing, latte (10)
Snack: all bran (1)
Vote on the way home
Exercise: run (-1AP)
Dinner: spaghetti (5)
Dessert: ice cream, popcorn (3.5)
Total: 25 (-1AP) = 24 (-3FP) = 21

Week 51: Sunday... countdown to MIP

Sunday - weight 163.4 (up from sushi but feeling great)
Breakfast: oatmeal, tea (2)
Exercise: Run For the Cure 5km in 25mins!! woo hoo! It was awesome and I'm really grateful that I can run when others are too sick too run let alone walk... it was a great. Burned 340cals. (-2AP)
Snack: whole wheat bagel, 2 triscuits (5)
Lunch: whole pasta 1.5cups, beef and veggies sauce, diet sprite (7.5)
Dinner: Spiced Pot Roast and Red Wine recipe from Turnaround (7) - yum!!
Dessert: chocolate pudding, tea (1)
Snacks: veggies, ryvita and cheese, 2 triscuits (3)
Total: 25.5 (-2AP) = 23.5 (-2.5FP) = 21


Also making meatloaf recipe and prepping food for rest of the week...

Week 51: Saturday... countdown to MIP

WOO HOO!! I hit the 50s... can you believe it!!! Yippee. Also went shopping today and was fitting into all size 10s.. fun fun. don't ever remember being a size 10 in my life. Now I'm officially down to 21 pts.

Breakfast: 1/2 breakfast burrito, fries, 1 rye toast with butter, 1/2 omelette (21) - i don't think they meant at all one meal :)... but it was FABULOUS!!!
Snack: popcorn (1.5)
Party/Snacks: 3 champagne, olives, pate/bread, veggies and dip (9)
Dinner at New Generation Sushi: 2 wine, edamame, 1 gyoza, 2pces sushi pizza, 6pces rolls (10)
Total: 41.5 (using 20.5FP) = 21

Week 50: Friday

Exercise: 2km run, 2km walk
Breakfast: egg white omelette, tea (3)
Snack: all bran cookies (1)
Lunch: veggie and cheese and soup (8)
Snack: granola bar (2)
Dinner: 5 glasses red wine (10)
Exercise: dancing around my living room
Total: 24

Week 50: Thursday

Breakfast: egg white omelette, tea (3)
Lunch: veggie and cheese sub, chicken noodle soup (8)
Snack: granola bar, water (2)
Dinner: 1.5 rolls, 2 gyoza, 2 sushi pizza, 3 cucumber rolls, salad (10)
Total: 23

Week 50: Wednesday

Exercise: 15min run - 260cals
Breakfast: oatmeal and tea (2)
Snack: granola bar, tzatiziki, crackers, tea (4)
Lunch at Acqua: chicken, salad, 2 mini breadsticks (7)
Snack: bran cookies, tea (1)
Dinner at Cooking Class: amazing amarone wine, bruscetta, flatbread with oil and vinegar, risotto cake, lamb, tomato, fish soup, pear and chocolate shortbread cake. ... 100 points.. oh well... amazing.. and pretty much impossible to eat healthy.. we didn't eat until 10pm... after cooking since 7pm... starving!!! and lots of great wine. Great time though.
Total: 100 points?!!

Week 50: Tuesday

Breakfast: Egg white western (3)
Lunch: sushi roll, cold spring roll (5)
Snack: all bran cookies, veggies and tzaitziki (2)
Run: 5km or so - burned 348 cals
Dinner: 3 sushi rolls (9)
Total: 19

Week 50: Monday

Breakfast: egg white western (3)
Lunch: Greek salad, Lean cuisine (7)
Snack: Bran cookies (1)
Friends B-day dinner at Keg: salad, filet, shrimp, veggies (11)
(21)

Week 50: Sunday

water, mint tea - hungover and indigestion from all the crappy food and drink
exercise: walked around cheering on waterfront marathoners. loved it.
Brunch: 2 sushi rolls (4)
exercise: golfed 9 holls including lots of hills
snack: ww granola bar (2)
dinner: greek salad, ribs 8?, corn (20) - yikes?!
dessert: sliver of pumpkin pie, and 1/2c ice cream (5)
I tried to be good today and had no potato salad, no cocktails, no nuts before dinner, no bread with dinner and the ribs seemed very lean but they are 8 pts for 4 and I'm sure I had more than that..?
Total: 31 - ahh!
actually thought I did well today because i barely ate and actually seemed healthy at dinner. i shouldn't have had any of the pie = i just wanted a taste but was already full and didn't really want it or need it. i may have had only 6 ribs - was sure.. anyway.. had i researched the ribs before and had 2 corn or more salad. and only 4 ribs no dessert would have been perfect.

Week 50: Saturday - back on track

Saturday
Up 0.8 - not bad for a crazy week!
Now I'm going to work on getting back on track this week!

Crystal light
Exercise: 25min run, 10min walk
Brunch: dim sum (15) ?
Snacks: 2 bread with butter, 2 diet sprites, popcorn, salmon (7.5)
Drinks and dinner at Spice Route
Used all flex points and then some... made homemade pizza when we got home.. am insane. not sure why... we had TONS of food at dinner. will have to quit drinking if i can't get a hold of late night eating... very annoyed at myself!

Week 49: Friday - must lose 3lbs by tomorrow

AHHH! Must lose 3lbs by tomorrow to get back on track. even 2lbs would put me back to where I was last week. I don't even want to go to WW tomorrow if I gain but such is life. You can't have a bad week and not have some repercussions although I still ate well most the time.. whatever!
All i Can do is eat really well today, exercise lots, drink lots of water and get motivated for tomorrow to start a new healthy week!! I can do this. 159 by Mipcom god damn it.

Exercise: 15min run, 15min walk - at least I'm consistently getting out there and sweating
Breakfast: large tea, egg white western (3)
Snack: tziaiki and veggies, and crackers (2)
Lunch: salmon sandwich and veggie soup (6)
Snack: bran buds, tea (1)
Drank dinner and had late night pizza! ahh!
Total: ?

Week 49: Thursday coming back from MIA

God I am having a hard time blogging... and eating everything in sight. I now realize its almost been 1 year... week 49... no wonder its getting harder.
I was really good a pre-bought healthy snacks and lunch for today but forgot we had a working lunch and ordered AMAZING food and I ate 2 sandwiches - ooops!
All i can do is eat my healthy lunch for dinner and go for another quick run! Gotta get my life under control... its just too busy. need to take some time for myself.
Exercise: 15min run, 15min walk - yeah us!!!
Breakfast: egg white western, tea (3)
Lunch from Au Four or Petit Four - YUMMY 2 turkey sandwiches, salad, water (16?)
Dinner: veggies and cottage cheese appetizer, salad (4)
Dessert: half cup ice cream (2)
Total: 25 not bad but ahhh! this week will not be good!

Week 49: Wednesday M.I.A.

Okay so I have been M.I.A.
That's never a good sign.
I've been crazy busy and eating too much and exercising too little but not the end of the world. Just need to get back on that horse and do well for the rest of the week.

Breakfast: mint tea, reg tea, egg white western (3)
Lunch: big salad, faux crab, chick peas (3)
Snack: veggies and cottage cheese, chocolate sucker (2)
Exercise: 15min run - yeah!! did it!! felt good.
Dinner: went for Sushi, 2pces of roll, 4 nigiri, soup appetizer, 4 age tofu, edamame (11.5?)
Dessert: popcorn (1)
Total: 20.5

Week 48: Tuesday of buckling down

What a difference a day makes. I ate well and drank lots of water yesterday and am at 160.8.. my lowest yet... yippee! So now I just have to keep up the eating well, drinking lots of water, and getting a run in everyday for the next 4 days since I'll be drinking lots of wine in ottawa and kingston.

Breakfast: eggwhite western on weight watchers bread, tea (3)
Snack: ww granola bar and tea (2)
Lunch: salmon sandwich, veggie soup, water (6)
Snack: all bran cookies (1)
Dinner: edamame, 3 rolls, 1/2sushi pizza (10)
Total: 22

Week 48: RECAP

Points:
Saturday: 51pts used flex and activity to put me at 22.
Sunday: 26.5 - 4.5fp = 22
Monday: 22
Tuesday: 22
Wednesday: 32.5 + drinks
Thursday: 19
Friday: 26

Exercise:
Saturday 10km run, 4km walk (used 2AP)
Sunday: none
Monday: none
Tuesday: none
Wednesday: 3km (definitely needed for drinks)
Thursday: 3km
Friday: 3km

Flex: total used 35
Saturday used 27fp
Sunday used 4.5fp
Monday used 0

Tuesday used 0
Wednesday used 3.5 +

Thursday used for drinks - went over points

Friday went over

Week 48: Friday on mipcom buckle down plan

flying home from ottawa today

weight 160.0... wow! lowest yet but might be up tomorrow as i was probably dehydrated this am.
Breakfast: granola bar, water, tea, egg scramble wrap (8)
Lunch: bread, turkey, cheese, water (4)
Exercise: 15min run
Snack: corn, popcorn (2)
Dinner: 2 shrimp, 1/2lb mussels, 6 oysters on half shell, bread, diet coke (6)
Snack: tea, 2 pces bruscetta (6)
Total: 26

Week 48: Thursday in Ottawa, careful!!

was up until 3am last night and got up at 7am to go for a run - that's right, I'm ready for a medal!!!
Run: 3km
Breakfast: oatmeal, tea (2)
Snack: granola bar (2)
Lunch: salad, salmon, veggies, diet coke (8)
Dinner: salad, pickerel, veggies (7)
Drinks: tons
Total: 19 + drinks

Week 48: Wednesday on Mipcom buckle down plan

Weight 164 after sushi... good to see the difference sushi makes.
Exercise: 3km run (AP) - got up at 5am thank you very much!
Breakfast: bran cookies, half fruit (1.5)
Snack: Granola bar (2)
Lunch: bread w/butter, lobster salad (6)
Dinner: bread w/oil, 1/2 bruscetta, salad, chicken, mashed potatoes, veg (23) - yikes... i swear i ordered healthy.. i wanted pizza but had chicken and salad but it added up.. oh well
Drinks: tons -yummy!
Total: 32.5 + lots of drinks.

Week 48: Monday buckling down for mipcom

Monday - weight 165 - up from sushi... good to watch home much the soy adds.
Am going to blog everyday, plan my meals everyday and weigh myself everyday to keep myself motivated... the longer I stay away from all these things, the worst the results... and I'm going to put this before everything else. even this morning I have tons of work to do and other errands but I have to do this or the day/week will get away from me.
Breakfast: egg white western on weight watchers bread, tea (3) - yummy!!
Snack: weight watchers granola bar, tea (2)
Lunch: chicken and beef teriyaki (6)
Dinner: steak 3oz, potato mashed, green beans, asparagus, red pepper (7)
Dessert: ice cream, popcorn (4)
Total: 22

Week 48: Sunday on Mipcom buckle down plan

Sunday
Feeling hungover today.. a little headache, nauseous.
Weight 163.7
Snack: water, tea, melba toasts and cilantro raita (great find... 20cals/2tbsp.. much less than hummus and babaganoush etc at dominion) (2)
Breakfast: licks veggie burger with pita (7.5)
Lunch: licks veggie with half pita, water (5.5)
Snack: popcorn, water (1.5)
Dinner: 2 sushi rolls, sushi salad roll 1/2, salad, 3 gyoza (10)
Total: 26.5 - 4.5fp = 22

Week 48: Saturday on MIPCOM buckle down plan

Okay, I've been slacking off lately and not focusing on my weight loss. Time to get back in control which means blogging and planning!! And putting weight loss first.

Exercise: ran 10km and then walked 4km (burned 800cals)
Weigh in: 163.4 (up 1.8)
Breakfast: water, tea, oatmeal from starbucks with cinnamon and splenda (2)
Brunch: egg white feta and tomato omellette, 2 ww dry toast, home fries (1cup), diet coke (13)
Snack: 2 licorice , water (1)
Drinks: lipstick martini, 2 strawberry champagnes (yummy), water (7)
Dinner: 4 prosecco (8), baby roquette salad (3), black cod (5), rice ball (2), 3 tempura sticks, mayo (5), bite of fries (3) - (26)
After dinner: 1 beer (2)
Total: 51 - 27fp = 24 - 2AP = 22

Week 47: Thursday a bit lost but doing good

Breakfast: tomato, avocado sandwich with mayo (7)
Lunch: eng muffin, frittata, cheese, soup (6)
Snack: beans, asparagus, bran cookies (1)
Dinner: 8pts left
going to movie and wift party... no drinking and need healthy dinner en route. buy subway or sushi en route... diet coke or perrier at party, no apps. have used all flex for this week and then some. doing run tomorrow and sat!
hope not to gain this week... of course want to lose but happy not to gain.. feel like I may have...

Week 47: wednesday

Can't remember yesterday exactly but I was very good.
eng muffin with frittata (4)
bran cookies (1)
soup, salad (5)
Sushi, salad, miso (9)
3.3km run, 3.3km walk home
Total: 19

Week 47: Tuesday.. i'll blog the past couple days later tonight

Breakfast: frittata and eng muffin (3)
Lunch: pasta and soup recipe from spa (6)
Snack: tea, snap peas (0)
Dinner: tbd
exercise: need to go for a quick run to work off some of the booze I've been drinking!

Week 46: Thursday - up to 163.3 shooting for 159?

I'm up a bit more today but have been very good, exercising, eating well, i've been eating flex points - or more like drinking them but i think its okay.. its just helping me resist temptation.

Breakfast: egg white western, tea, water, aspirin for red wine headache :) (6)
Lunch: salmon sandwhich, veggie soup (6)
Snack: tea, snack bites (1)
Exercise: sushi pces, chicken, salad, diet coke (6)
Dinner: ice cream (2)
Total: 21

Week 46: Wednesday, now 163 shooting for 159

Not sure why i'm up... could be the diet cokes and a using some flex points but I should be able to use them without gaining. seems like I go up each weekend and bring it down each week. a bit annoying. also could be sushi salt etc.

Exercise: 4km run walk - burned 230 calories
Breakfast: ww eng muff, 2 turkey bacon, egg white and veg omelette (6)
Snack: banana (2)
Lunch: veggie burrito and couscous veggie soup (6)
Snack: snap peas (0)
Walked to dinner - half hour... great for destressing with music after a long day. i'm also walking to and from work which helps destress and extra exercise.
Work Dinner at Tappo: tons of wine, smoked salmon, couple bites of pasta, fish, veggies (no oils) - about 6pts plus all the wine
Total: 20 plus wine. don't know how many points on wine but am saying i've used my flex pts.

Week 46: Monday back at home

Am running around today to buy all the groceries so I can recreate these yummy filling meals from fitness ridge!!

Food 1 c cereal (2)
1/2c soy milk (1)
tea (0)
popcorn (1)
licks veggie burger (7) - check this -forget
fruit cup (1)
chicken pasta recipe from fitness ridge (7)
x 2servings (7)
popcorn (1.5)
popsicle (2)
ryvita and cheese, olives (6)
eng muffin and pb and j (4)
Total: 39 .5 - 22 = used 17.5FP

Week 46: Tuesday back at home - shooting for 159 this week

Tuesday
Breakfast: kashi cereal mix 1c, 1/2c vanilla soy, 1/2c fruit, 1 banana, tea (6.5)
Lunch: lentil and rice burrito, couscous and veggie soup (6)
Snack: hot chocolate (1)
Dinner: 3 veggie dogs, pita (9)
Dessert: ice cream, cookies (3)
Total: 25.5 - 22 = 3.5FP used
Exercise: 5km run burned 300 calories

Week 46: Sunday... weigh in at spa!

Yippee!!
I lost big time!!
here are the stats!
I lost:
6lbs of fat
gained 1lb of muscle
lost 6inches
lost 3.4% body fat
lost 0.9% BMI!
Awesome! and feel reinvigorated!
Also am the lowest i've ever been. 10lbs less then when I met trevor, 10lbs less than when I got engaged, less than when I got married. its funny that i don't really feel any different than i did 30lbs ago but I do feel great! and healthy!

Food:
waffle (3)
kashi bar (2)
milk (2)
tea (0)
carrots (0)
2 bread with chicken salad (5)
sushi dinner (8)
Total: 20

Week 46: Saturday... finishing up the dream spa

Before we leave we are supposed to figure out what we are going to do to keep up our goals before we go back. So here goes my ideas:
-continue weight watchers staying within my points until MIPCOM
-sign up for upcoming running races that i printed out on Monday
-sign up for Paris Marathon on Sept 15th
-sign up for Marathon training clinic sept 15th
-find a spinning class to try in the month of September
-go to one flirty girl fun class in the month of september

Week 46: Saturday... at dream spa

Saturday
snack: banana and green tea (2)
6:30am Stop Sign Hike - I did awesome. I ran a lot of it (4.5miles), and shaved 10mins off my time AND I came in first by 3mins in front of everyone!! it was great. then I went for a walk with a couple people and got lost and went for 5.5miles before they picked us up in the van!
9:30am Breakfast - a mix of kashi cereals with vanilla soy milk and a banana - yum! (6)
11am kickboxing - skipped my first class after my extracurricular 5.5mile walk.
12pm aquacise - was a nice way to stretch out the muscles. I AM DONE!!! YEAH!
1pm lunch - avocado cilantro hummus, salad with tuna and olives and carrot soup (8)
2pm Hot Stone Massage - really nice!!! felt great and deserved after all this exercise!
FREE TIME - FINALLY!!
4:45pm Dining out lecture: on how to choose food at a buffet with 500 calories
Dinner: they took us to a buffet called Chuck-o-rama! Too funny! It's like a ponderosa and we all had to pick out a 500 calorie dinner from the buffet and not get tempted by all the good stuff! (8)
Now just packing, and ready to go home and see my hubby!! Great time!!! can't wait to weigh in tomorrow. hope its good!! I'm praying for 159 but 4lbs sounds to be the average and lots of inches.

Week 45: Friday... at dream spa

Friday
5:30am Resting Metabolic Rate test - got all my stats. will fill in later
6:30am hike at Saddle which was really good and steep but we were all very tired!! beautiful!
9:30am breakfast: french toast and fruit (6) yummmmy and very filling
10:15am Lecture - questions with jeff novick
Coffee/Tea/Caffeine -
3-5cups of coffee start to increase risk for heart disease so try to drink less
All teas have lots of benefits so definitely the best way to go
diet pop, sweeteners, are all fine in moderation - better to have diet pop and lose weight than not... obesity is killing us not artificial sweetener!
Stevia is all natural sweetener - fine for us, pepsi is about to come up with a line of drinks with it in it called Ribiva or something like that. We'll see lots more of this.
Alcohol - is a known carcinogen so is not recommended
Organic food - total scam as well, people were polled and asked would you buy organic foods and would you be willing to pay more for them and we said yes so the food industry used it as a way to increase sales margins. there has been a huge increase in profits across all organics and almost all independent companies have been bought up by the big guys like Heinz, Kelloggs. Also they are still fed antibiotics, growth hormones, acceptable chemicals (huge list of what they can do on website) and crops are not rested for 7 years of yesteryear, 1 year now. So it is still better for the envirnoment but a lot of marketing and again, obesity is big issue much more than ingesting non-organic food. but best bet is CFA - Community Farmer Associations and supporting local. lose weight - that's the first priority.
you read a lot about raising your metabolism - not true - just be more active
11:30am yogalates - dragging my butt today
12:30am - VO2 test.. test to see what your target heartrate should be while working out and how fit you are... i got a super gold star with Superior fitness.. yeah! so obviously food is the key :)
1pm Lunch: parnip and potato soup, tostadas with salsa - yummy!!
2:30pm - circuit training - killer
3:30pm - Zumba - fun but my knees are sore so wasn't that into it and b/c we are tired!
4:30pm gentle stretch - thank god!! i need it. am stiff everywhere.
5:30pm - Dinner - salad bar, boca burger, steamed carrots, mango/rasp frozen bar - i'm stuffed.
6pm then slideshow of pics they took of us and copies of pics
7pm highlights and a cut.- looks great

Week 45: Thursday... at dreams spa

Thursday
Snack: banana and green tea and water (2)
6:30am hike called saddle back. probably my favorite so far, lots of cool things like climbing down into a big bowl and out again, climbing up on top of a big rock that is nicknamed the dinner roll, i'm feeling wiped by this one but it was the best hiking workout yet. 862calories burned.
we picked fresh peaches off a tree on the ride back! - best peach ever!!! oh and we saw a real roadrunner run across the street and then fly. crazy! (1)
9:30am potato, corn frittata, salsa, blueberry vegan yogurt (6)
10:15am cooking demo - we get our cookbooks!! yeah! now I need to make a shopping list. we got demo'd avocado, cilantro hummus, the potato salad from last night, and a strawberry shortcake using the apple cake recipe from the vegetarian cookbook i got.
11:30am yogalates - good but i'm still pooped from
1pm Roasted red pepper soup, sloppy joes, salad (8)
chilling for an hour now. this afternoon... have burned 1392calories so far.
2:30pm treading on the treadmill (intervals) - this will be hard...
3:30pm Ball works - killer, i'm just too tired
4:30pm gentle yoga - thank god its over
5:30pm Chicken Teriyaki bowl and strawberry shortcake - yummy!
6:15pm Lecture: From oil to nuts: the essential facts on fats
I'm mixing up all my lectures but I'm giving you all the essential info:
There's always rumours that the Mediterrantean diet is so heatlhy but when the research was done the only place was really Crete in greece right after the war that was skinny and that was because tehy didn't have much food after war so they fished, ate veggies and did tons of walking... not all the olive oil everyone talks about, not the wine people talk about.
French don't get fat: the french said here is why the stop eating:
-when they started to feel full
-when they watned to leave room for dessert
-when they no longer felt hungry
Americans said:
-when others thought it was normal to stop
-when they ran out of beverage
-when the tv show was over!!
Thats why the french are skinnier!
8pm Massage - very good!! my knees are sore today

Week 45: Wednesday... at dream spa

Wednesday
Up at 5:30am, got a new watch to track calorie expenditure... so now I can figure out how to pay off my debt! So far I've burned 826calories on the hike and 452 in an aquacise class. not bad.
Snack: banana, tea, water (2)
6:30am: red white and blue hike - hike was amazing, one part was a bit too steep and I wasn't sure how they were going to get down so i backed out of that one... no need to fall on my head on wednesday. but it was a good hike. i'm acutally not finding them as hard as I thought i would because you have to becareful of your footing and watch out for cactus and lava rock and stuff so its a bit more methodical but day 1 was 17000steps, day 2 was 12000 and today was 13000 i think i heard.
9:30am fruit plate and warm muslix with a little rice milk, (6) because there is really nothing here to drink but water and herbal teas we are all getting creative... I've had a lot of decaf green tea on ice with stevia (a natural sweetener), a bunch of squeezed lemon slices on ice water with stevia for lemonade, and one guy smuggled in some sugar free singles of hawaiian punch. haven't tried that yet but bet its good.
10:15am lecture - health food vs healthy food: how to tell the difference
1) start with a soup and/or a salad and you'll eat less
2) don't drink your calories
3) eat food that is low in calorie density (eg. veggies vs oil)
2 rules for Nutritional Label reading
1) Don't EVER believe ANYTHING you read on the front of any package!!! It's all marketing lies. for example something will say its fat free but is 100% fat (eg. Pam spray is 100% fat but reads as 0g of fat because they round it down if its less that 1% and if you only use 1/3 of a spray but if you read it carefully is 100% oil and is 100% fat so just be aware)
2) Always read the nutritional label and the ingredients.
Fat: look at calories from fat not fat grams - you don't want to eat anything that has more than 20% of its calories from fat so if its 100 calories, only 20 calories should be from fat, another way they lie is that if they have various kinds of fat in a product it doesn't count as one fat so it won't show up in the ingredients until later into the ingredients as it goes by weight. so they use different kinds just so it looks healthier.
check for saturated animat or veg fat: lard, butter, coconut oil, cocoa butter, man made hydrogenated oils. avoid
Salt - you only need 150mg to survive, average person gets 2500mg. recommended is 2200mg which is 1tsp of salt. So rule is that salt mg should never exceed the calories. so if there is 100calories, no more than 100mg of sodium. most people get 77% of their sodium from processed foods, only 10% from the salt shaker
Sugar - there should be no sugar in the first 3 ingredients - but same goes for sugar, they will put in different kinds of sugar so it doesn't show up close to top so read all ingredients. its okay to have sugar listed if its an actual fruit like raisins in cereal. refined are bad: raw sugar, honey, molasses are all calorie dense so should still be limited.
Carbohydrates:
-read ingredients and look for the words "Whole" grain and has to be spelt like that some times they write hole or whol and thats how they lie. Also "rolled, Stoned, Ground and Cracker" qualify.
big problem with low fat diet fad was we heard that fat was bad so they added more sugar so that percentage wise the fat went down. eg: 100 calorie product that had 50% fat, they added more sugar so it is now a 200calorie product with 25% fat - no change in fat just more sugar.
Then we heard saturated fats were bad so they took them out and put in Trans fats, now they had to take them out, so as of January they just started replacing Trans fats with Interestrifried Fats which are even worse so when you read Trans fat free it will just be worse - look for modified palm oil, modified soybean oil, fully hydrogenated coconut oil - these are worse than trans fats and should be avoided. again look for fractionated fats as they will not be included in the calories but are still bad.
Also, the only reason olive oil and corn oil have been pushed as being so healthy was entirely money based and canola (which was made in Canada from rape seed - hence name change) is better for you but they didn't pay to have health claims made about it so you don't hear it pushed. And all fats have all 3 kinds of fats in different portions: eg. olive oil has some saturated fats in it. What you really want are polyunsaturated fats which are your Omega 3s. That's the only fat we can't produce ourselves. the rest you get plenty of in regular food.
How to get it:
12oz fish or 1oz walnuts or 1tbsp flax or in your regular 9-12 servings of fruits and veggies a day
Another way that places like McDonalds can say their fries are transfat free (and many others) but in fact they are not, because they've been tested, is because they get them par-blanched in trans fats before they arrive at McDs so McDs doesn't actaully use trans fats!
Other surprises: 2tbsp of olive oil has 3 x more sat fat then 4oz of chicken!
2tbsp of olive oil has more calories than 1/2c of any ice cream including the majority of premium ice creams like haggen daaz so don't fall for the marketing and focus strickly on calories in calories out and eating healthy!
snack: 2 pickles
11:30am aquacise - was a pretty good workout. as long as you put lots of effort in - off to lunch. I'll write more later
1pm whole wheat pizza with artichokes, roasted red peppers, micro greens and parsnip soup (8)
2:30pm kickboxing - was a good workout!
3:30pm living drums - totally amazing. basically you beat some balance balls (ab balls) with drum sticks to music and do some squats and lunges but basically its just hilarious and fun! good times. plus the instructor was cute!
4:30pm hip hop - was amazing! same cute teacher as living drums, and it was lots of fun to learn a routine.. lots of kanye west music. fun fun fun. these were the 2 best classes here because they were fun and less hard core.
5:30pm salmon and potato salad and a brownie for dessert (10) - YUMMMY! can't wait to make this one.
6:15pm Lecture: Increasing your income (calories)
Here is the quick recap:
Do lots of cardio to lose weight. 6 days a week for 60mins (not including warm up and cool down) but if you aren't ready for that start with 3 days a week at 25mins, then 4 days at 30mins and up and up until you get to 6 days cardio for 60mins.
As part of your cardio do:
-Intervals once a week (5mins at high speed, 5mins low to recover, 4mins high, 4mins low, 3mins high, 3mins low, 2... 1)
-Endurance training the rest of the 5 days of the week which is steadier pace, huffing and puffing but you can say a sentence but don't want to...
Strength training:
3 days a week
do 1 strength and 2 endurance
strength - lift big weights to build muscle (8-12 reps where you are fatigued around 8 but do 12) and do 2 sets
endurance - left lighter weights, longer period of time (15-20 reps where you are fatigued around 15 but do 20) or lift for 2mins and rest for 1min
4 key things you need:
1) Get a partner to workout with even if its a trainer or ipod
2) Support - from friends and family
3) Be Accountable
4) Be Commitment
For me I need to make a commitment before i leave of what I'm going to do when I get back:
thoughts..
-try a spinning class
-sign up for some flirty girl classes (hip hop etc)
-sign up for Paris Marathon and training clinic

8pm: mani/pedi - nice!! its no star nails :) but very relaxing!! my heartrate was pratically non-existent!
Total calories burned so far today: 2500! wow!

Week 45: Tuesday... at dream spa

Got up at 5:45am feeling pretty happy. Love being here. Definite stiffness in calves and but cheeks but doing pretty good. definitely feel skinnier.
Snack: banana, green tea (2)
6:30am: hike - we went to a hike called "the slots" which has tiny crevices (sp?) that you hike through. It was UNBELIEVABLE. i took tons of pics and it was definitely challenging and a bit scary at time as you don't want to fall but the sandstone (the redrock) is actually really sticky, they haven't had anyone fall and most people get hurt getting out of the van, missing their step or hitting their head on the van (pretty funny)! wish i could upload my pics, only hope they do it justice. I kept thinking on the walk how lucky i am to be here and how much i deserve this after 25lbs, that this is the joy of turning down 100 drinks, 1000 peices of cheese, etc!! AMAZING!
9:30am 2 whole wheat blueberry pancales with rasperry drizzle and fruit, iced decaf green tea 300 cals (6)
10:15am Cooking Demo - the chef showed us all the products he uses to make all the good food and made brownies for tonight and a sun dried tomato ailoi for a turkey sandwich at lunch. i signed up to buy all his cookbooks and it includes all the menu from this week, the next 2 weeks and a soups and salads book. That way I can eat the same food when I get back. Its REALLY good!!
11:30am - yogalates - felt really good. good to stretch out muscles!
1pm lunch - turkey sandwich, side salad 400cals (8) - wasn't that hungry and was too full for workout later... need to start taking home half my lunch.
2:30pm Cardio Intervals - this was killer, every 30secs take it up a notch on the treadmill for 8 levels (4mins) and then down 8 levels (4 mins) then slow pace for 2mins, allout for 1min, rest for 2 mins, then repeat 8min intervals then slow pace for 2mins, fullout incline for 1min and then allout for 1min... then done! thank god!
3:30pm Total Toning - arm weights, leg lunges, squats, abs, stretches
4:30pm Gentle Stretch - felt good to stretch muscles out and basically be done for the day
5:30pm dinner - veggie lasagna, side of broccoli, 2 chocolate covered strawberries 500 cals (10)
6:15pm Lecture: how to eat more, weigh less, and live longer
Here's the leargings:
1) eat unrefined carbs - basically any food that is as close as it can be out of the ground with maybe some cooking or peeling it (baked potato - not French fries) because refined carbs take out all the water, fibre and nutrients out of them which is what fills you. (eg. grapes vs raisins)
2) Calorie Density
basically you want to eat foods that are low in Calorie Density..
eg. 1lb of broccoli has 128cals, 1lbs of oreos are 2197cals, olive oil is 4000 cals for 1lb,people think they shouldn't eat carbs but potatoes are 495 cals a lb. also we always hear that olive oil is so good but 1tbsp of olive oil is the same as 1lb of broccol so it is very easy to over eat Calorie dense foods like oil and nuts.
Cut the C.R.A.P. - Calorie Rich and Processed
3) Satiety
Research shows that (a) people eat the same weight of food each day so that's why its important to eat low cal, low density foods like 1lb broccoli rather than 1lb olive oil. (b) reserach shows that the foods that are the most filling to us are those with (i) bulk/volume (ii) fiber (iii) nutrients - everything that is taken out in refined/processed foods
eg. 1cup cashews vs 6 small baked potatoes - they are the same 800 calories and the potatoes would be MUCH more filling or 2small low fat fig newtons vs 1 small canteloupe - both 140cals.
veggies are 100cals/lb
fruits are 250/lb
unrefined carbs are 500/lb (corn, potatoes, rice)
beans 600/lb
animal protein 1000/lb
refined carbs 1400/lb - breads, bagels, crackers- even whole grains, dried fruits)
junk food (oreos) 2300/lb
nuts 2800/lb
oil/fat 4000/lb
Research shows that people lose the most weight by eating unlimited food 600/lb or less.
Today people eat 50% of food from 1200/lb or more
The woman that did this research (forgot her name) was the consultant on Weight watchers core plan. so same idea.
eat until you are comfortably full. the okinawas are the longest living people in the world, have a saying 8/10... meaning 80% full.
550 calories/lb foods are ideal - or less.
Those who ate a 50-100 calorie salad (all veg) before dinner lost14- 24lbs in a year
Those who ate a veggies soupbefore dinner lost 40lbs a year
Also all tests of anything on a calorie restricted diet (all animals, humans) lived longer in every study. if you restrict 10% of peoples calories they live 10% longer, 20% restrictions, 20% longer life, up to 50%. At 60% they died!
Summary:
all you need to know
-eat fruits, veg, starchy veg, unrefined carbs, legumes
-eat all foods that contain lots of water, fiber, bulk
-replace 1:1, so if you have 4cups pasta - replace 2cups with veggie to lower the calore density by half.
-start with soup or salad
-don't drink your calories as they don't help fill you up
-vegetables vs fat - adding oil to food even a small amount doesn't fill you up (even if you've heard that), in just increases the calorie density HUGE. eg.. 1tbsp olive oil is equal to 1lb of brocooli... which would you rather? see jeffnovick.com
Total: 26pts (does not take all the fibre into acct)
Had a hot tub, eucalypsis steam room and then a facial!! Good times!

Week 45: Monday... at dream spa

Weight: 167
Monday:
Well today has been an amazing day! As of noon I was sad to be here only a week as most people are here for multiple - like 8 weeks, 6 weeks, 4 weeks. crazy! But after the afternoon classes, I'm okay with it being only a week! I'm zonkered!!
Got up at 5:30am
Had a banana and decaf green tea (no caffeine here, no dairy, no coffee, no orange pekoe only herbal - this is the hardest part for me i miss my tea, no diet pop, nothing artifical at all really) (2)
6:30am - drove in vans to a hiking spot called stop sign hike which is supposed to be the easies hike in terms of terrain, it was all paved and uphill for 4miles. I did it in an 1hr,7mins on the way up, we went half way down and then got recruited to go back up and then down so basically you hike from 6:30am until the van picks you up at 9am. It was GORGEOUS and the weather was perfect... not too hot at all. I took a bunch of pics but can't upload as I don't have any cable but when I get home. But I'm sure the pics don't do it any justice.
9:30am breakfast: more herbal tea, tons of water, egg mcmuffin with whole wheat eng muffin, probably egg beaters and 1 slice of really good turkey bacon and lots of salsa and a little plate of fruit - all breakfasts are 300cals (6)
10:15am Budget 101 - really cool talk about calories in vs calories out which I'll try to explain for any who want to use it. I think its cool. think of weight loss as a money budget.
Debt: number of pounds you want to lose (in calories)
Income: how many cals you can eat to maintain current state
Expenses: how much you can live with eating while losing (women shouldn't fall below 1200 and men 1400)
Other Income you can use to pay off your debt: exercise
So for me here it goes:
Debt: I want to lose 33 more lbs x 3500 cals in a lb = 115,500 calories (i need to create a deficit of this many calories)
Income: I way 167, divide by 2.2 then x by 24 then x by 0.9 = 1639.44 (i can eat to maintain)
Expenses: I'm eating 1200 cals here and on ww approx
Other income: tbd
Total money being applied to debt: 1639.44-1200 = 439 cals a day to debt.
At this rate it would take me 323 days to reach my goal of 33lbs (115,500 divided by 439 cals a day) equals 263 days.
So to speed that up I need to exercise A LOT. To get to my goal by our anniversary (Dec 5th) as I originally planned, that's approximate 84 days.
Therefore I take 115,500calories divided by 84days = I need a 1375 deficity a day to get there.
So I currently have a 439 deficit by only eating 1200 of my 1639 cals a day.
So 1375 needed - 439 already being banked = I need to earn 936calories in exericise a day which is approx 2hrs of sweating cardio like the hike we did we today or they say 100 calories per 1mile. Thats a bit daunting. That's an hour run morning and night every day.
So it's pretty clear my goal is a bit too hard to attain by dec 5 but doesn't mean I can't do my best trying.
The other thing you have to keep in mind that as you lose weight you need less calories to maintain so your income goes down...
11:30am Aquacise - after the above lecture I realize I really have to give it so I did.
1pm Lunch - couscous and veggie soup (yum), side salad, veggie burrito, salad bar 400cals (8)
2pm Intro to Circuit - just listening
2:30pm Circuit Training - crazy hard, 2mins of cardio machine, 2 mins of weight machine for an hour circulating between different machines
3:30pm Cardio Circuit - 4 different stations: balance ball, spinning bikes, boxing bag and gloves and steps, we did 5mins hard core at each station and then rotated
4:30pm Gentle Stretch - thank god... i'm too tired to do this but it felt good as we are all starting to seize up!
5:30pm dinner - chicken breast on purple potatoe mash, asparagus and sprouts, apple cake dessert, salad bar 500cals (10) - all the food has been AMAZING!! really filling and beautifully presented and tastes great. can't wait to buy their recipe books.
6:15pm Lecture: Diet Fads, Fantasies & Facts, What Really Works & Why by Jeff Novick, Jeff was on our hike with us and sat with me during the budget lecture. he's a really smart guy, basically he gave a talk on how obesity has blossomed since the early 70s so dramatially and it has a lot to do with everyone following low fat, then high carb, but all in all just eating too much of EVERYTHING including healthy oils and cheese, and chicken etc. He used a great quote which i already have on my fridge... only 3% of people in the USA eat 5 fruits and veggies, have a healthy BMI, exercise regularily, don't smoke and don't drink. And if you did those 5 things you would prevent 65% of all preventable diseases like cancer, heart disease, diabetes etc. and that we all spend too much time worrying about what kind of bottle water to buy.
And its all calories in calories out so eat healthy, exercise and cut back your portions! sounds basic but harder than anyone is willing to do, plus he only ate fruit at breakfast, vegetarian at lunch and dinner. He leads by example! Also, in all his research the best diets were dean ornish, pritikin and ww in every study.
Forgot to mention that its mountain time here but was pacific time in nevada so i think its 2hrs difference from TO
And that's about it. My spa appt I booked today is sadly waxing! How brutal. But I am ready for bed now at 8:35. I think everyone has gone to bed. it is definitely exhausting! Its very much like an episode of the biggest loser. I've met tons of people here which is great and even a girl my age from TO.